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Anger grows over Ukraine's largest Orthodox church, still aligned with Moscow despite war
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https://www.npr.org/2023/09/30/1201065400/ukraine-russian-orthodox-church-tensions
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Those ties became intensely controversial in February 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine with the blessing of Kirill, the Moscow patriarch and head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The militant role of the Russian Orthodox Church has drawn condemnation from religious leaders including Pope Francis, who described Kirill as “Putin’s altar boy.”
Kirill’s embrace of the war also sparked growing rage and division within Ukraine, where millions of Ukrainians still choose to worship in Moscow-affiliated Orthodox churches.
“They are really believers, very strong in their faith,” said Karen Nikiforov, a Ukrainian who studies religion in Kyiv, explaining why more churches don’t leave the Moscow patriarchate.
It surged again earlier this year after Ukraine’s intelligence service, known as the SBU, released a wire-tap phone recording of a top religious leader, Metropolitan Pavel, apparently praising Russia’s invasion.
Angry Ukrainians turn up on most days to confront Orthodox worshippers loyal to the Russian tradition, shouting insults through bullhorns and accusing them of disloyalty.
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